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Sid,I had much more time to follow younger players at the time. There was a German site that used to show challengers, futures etc. Somehow, I got attached to both young Novak and Andy. Sure, when I think about it, the only reason why I prefer Nole more because he was so goofy. Murray is very intelligent.

I'm looking for a new young incoming star. just can't find anyone I really like. Players like Tomic, Janowitc, Harrison drive me crazy because of their attitude, thinking they are big shots etc. just boring me to death.

Raonic has a nice personality but I'm not a big fan of his game. I guess I don't know what I want anymore

Sid,I had much more time to follow younger players at the time. There was a German site that used to show challengers, futures etc. Somehow, I got attached to both young Novak and Andy. Sure, when I think about it, the only reason why I prefer Nole more because he was so goofy. Murray is very intelligent.

I'm looking for a new young incoming star. just can't find anyone I really like. Players like Tomic, Janowitc, Harrison drive me crazy because of their attitude, thinking they are big shots etc. just boring me to death.

Raonic has a nice personality but I'm not a big fan of his game. I guess I don't know what I want anymore

Harrison doesn't think he's a big shot, he just has a temper. But he's been trying to keep himself under control.

Very few people at T4U follow tennis, they simply follow their heroes, who are ranked 1,2,3 or 4. If you don't start a thread with either (1) the names Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, or Murray in the title, or (2) leading questions that prompt discussion about those 4 players, then it doesn't exist. Some of us have tried for years to grow interest in other players but invariably, those threads get hijacked by fanboys of the Big 4 or die after 5 or 6 replies. By contrast, a new thread about Federer or Nadal that has already been created in one form or another at least 20 times can go on for weeks and pages.

And (for me) to come here and read that anyone at T4U not named Babblelot, monstertruck, or BGT finds this thread remotely interesting is not being honest because you are relatively new.

So, yes, you pretty much are alone, here. At least among the old guard.

I didn't see the match, so I'm not sure what happened.At this point I'd consider it an upset.Nadal appeared to be returning to form and Nole recently suffered an ankle sprain.Seemed like a done deal to me.That's why I don't 'predict' match outcomes. I prefer to just watch and enjoy.Perhaps most telling of all is the fact that these 2 classic stallers finished a match on clay in less than 2 hours. Certainly that is a once in a lifetime accomplishment for both......

GGL defeats Tipsy (1) in Bucharest 6-3 3-6 6-4. Vamos! Always a good day for tennis when Tipsy loses...I used to like him in the past when he was a good shotmaker. Now he is a grinder with an exceptionally ugly game.

I give it a 9. Yes, we saw last year Sharapova can go out early but Lisicki was known to be an excellent grasscourter. So a massive upset. But given that even the top players tend to have occasional upset losses, I don't quite give a 10, I give a 9.